Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, March 2006


Table 1B.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in Areas Outside NCR by Commodity Group,
           March 2005 - March 2006
           (2000 = 100)

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                                                                    2 0 0 6
Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    133.8r 135.1  135.6
					 
Food, beverages and tobacco  128.7  130.0  130.4
Clothing                     118.9  119.3  119.5
Housing and repairs          129.4  130.0  131.4
Fuel, light and water        159.3  163.4r 163.8
Services                     155.8r 157.3  157.6
Miscellaneous                119.1  119.6  120.0

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    125.6  126.1r 126.5  127.1  127.8  128.6  129.5  130.2  130.8  131.4  132.6  132.9  129.1

Food, beverages and tobacco  121.5  122.0  122.3  123.0  123.8  124.5  125.2  125.9  126.5  126.8  127.4  127.6  124.7
Clothing                     114.8  115.1  115.5  115.8  116.1  116.5  116.8  117.0  117.5  117.8  118.2  118.6  116.6
Housing and repairs          126.3  126.7  127.1  127.4  127.6  127.9  128.1  128.4  128.7  128.9  129.1  129.3  128.0
Fuel, light and water        138.5  138.4  139.3r 140.2  141.8  142.5  144.7  145.2  146.5  148.0  154.5r 156.6  144.7
Services                     142.3  142.7r 143.5r 144.4r 145.1  146.7  149.2  150.5  151.6  153.1  155.6r 155.5r 148.4
Miscellaneous                115.4  115.8  116.1  116.4  116.8  117.1  117.3  117.6  117.9  118.2  118.6  118.8  117.2

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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